HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32 Installation Manual page 98

Glossary
FSP
Fibre Channel Service Protocol; the common protocol for all fabric services, transparent to the
fabric type or topology.
FSPF
Fabric Shortest Path First; the routing protocol for Fibre Channel switches.
Full Fabric
The licensing that allows multiple E_Ports on a switch, making it possible to create multiple
ISL links.
Full-duplex
A mode of communication that allows the same port to simultaneously transmit and receive
frames.
Fx_Port
A fabric port that can operate as either an F_Port or FL_Port.
G_Port
Generic Port; a port that can operate as either an E_Port or F_Port. A port is defined as a
G_Port when it is not yet connected or has not yet assumed a specific function in the fabric.
Gateway
A device such as a switch that connects different subnets together. A switch can be used as a
gateway from the Ethernet to the Fibre Channel. Set the gateway address on one switch to the
Fibre Channel IP address of another switch to enable the other switch to forward IP traffic to
the Ethernet port on the second switch.
Gbps
Gigabits per second (1,062,500,000 bits/second).
GBps
GigaBytes per second (1,062,500,000 bytes/second).
HBA
Host Bus Adapter; the interface card between a server or workstation bus and the Fibre
Channel network.
Hub
A Fibre Channel wiring concentrator that collapses a loop topology into a physical star
topology. Nodes are automatically added to the loop when active and removed when inactive.
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